What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Holbeck Gala returns to Holbeck Moor this Saturday (4 July 2026), with a packed programme of free entertainment and activities for all the family. The gala runs from 12pm-4pm and, as always, entry is free. This year’s attractions include circus skills workshops, a bird of prey display, farm animals, free
As plans for the Heart of Holbeck project continue to develop, we caught up with Elissa Newman, Chief Officer of Holbeck Together, to talk about what the investment means for the local community, the role of Holbeck Together, and how residents can stay involved as the project moves forward. Q:
Leeds City Council can today (14 January 2025) confirm that it will continue to maintain all of its crown green bowling facilities until the end of the sport’s 2025 summer season. As we reported here, the council began seeking people’s views at the start of this month over possible changes
People in Leeds are being encouraged to have their say on proposals for changes to the city’s crown green bowling facilities, with greens at Holbeck Moor and Cranmore Recreation Ground under threat of closure Leeds City Council announced plans in December for a consultation on crown green provision as part
A new Leeds Civic Trust Blue Plaque has been unveiled to record the events of 1936 when 30,000 Leeds residents rallied against the British Union of Fascists on Holbeck Moor. On 27 September 1936 Sir Oswald Mosley and 1,000 Blackshirts of the British Union of Fascists marched from the city
A new Leeds Civic Trust Blue Plaque is to be unveiled on Sunday (29 September 2024) to record the events of 1936 when 30,000 Leeds residents rallied against the British Union of Fascists on Holbeck Moor. On 27 September 1936 Sir Oswald Mosley and 1,000 Blackshirts of the British Union
Local ward councillors, Gohar Almass, Annie Maloney and Andrew Scopes (Labour, Beeston & Holbeck) have been getting involved with Keep Britain Tidy’s Love Parks Week 2023. The initiative which ran from 28 July until 6 August celebrates parks and green spaces as well as the dedicated volunteers and workers who
The skatepark on Holbeck Moor has been brightened up in time for the school holidays thanks to a project initated by Cllr Andrew Scopes (Labour, Beeston & Holbeck) and delivered by pupils from Reach Primary Learning Centre, with a little help from Burley Banksy (Andy McVeigh). [slideshow_deploy id=’149935′] Ali Elvidge,
We are very excited for this year’s gala, a great chance to come together and celebrate the community of Holbeck. Come down to Holbeck Moor on Saturday (1 July 2023) between 12-4pm. As usual we have a brilliant line up of music including acts in collaboration with Leeds 2023 Year
Two youths have appeared in court charged over an attack on a man in Leeds. The boys, aged 15 and 16, were charged in relation to an incident involving a 39-year-old man in Holbeck Moor Park in the early hours of Sunday 24 July 2022. Both have been charged with